Two days until the dungeon launches.
Xia Bao'er completed the enrollment procedures and successfully became a boarding student at Caishi School.
Xia Chuhe received a redemption code from Five Star Company, instructing her to redeem a combat suit and combat pack at the Five Star Mall where she originally purchased the watch.
Previously, Xia Chuhe had already arranged with the housekeeper that Lu Dangui would run dungeons with her, receiving the same treatment as mercenaries, and would be considered an unofficial member.
However, this unofficial staff member also received a contract.
The deposit is only 20,000, with an additional 100,000 reward after the mission. If the mercenary dies, Five Star Company will take care of and support his family.
The only condition in the contract was that Xia Chuhe be protected at all costs.
Xia Chuhe looked at the contract that Lu Dangui had received and felt a little complicated. It seemed that working for this kind of capitalist was not so bad.
Although it was dangerous, at least the money was enough.
...
The two arrived at the Five Star Shopping Mall, and Xia Chuhe gave out the redemption code.
The receptionist pressed a button on the control panel, and a section of the wall opened, revealing the elevator inside.
This area is even more concealed than modern hidden doors; the naked eye cannot discern that there is a door here.
The receptionist led the two into the elevator and pressed the button for floor 11.
Xia Chuhe thought the elevator was going up, but after the elevator started moving, she only felt a slight sense of weightlessness.
The elevator was actually going downwards.
It seems that since the planet's surface is radioactive, apart from the special protective measures used by the upper levels, it is actually safer to go deeper underground.
"What are floors 2 to 10?" Xia Chuhe asked casually.
"The VIP mall requires a certain amount of spending in the five-star shopping mall to access higher floors. The more you spend cumulatively, the deeper you can go," the receptionist said with a smile. "Of course, you don't need that; the supplies we provide for you are absolutely top-notch."
Go down to the 11th floor, where you will be greeted by a dedicated person.
The person in charge took out the supplies that had been prepared in advance.
Two sets of combat uniforms, lightweight, bulletproof, waterproof and heat-resistant, but unable to completely insulate against high temperatures.
The combat uniforms were made of the same material, but Xia Chuhe's was clearly more exquisite and had a better design.
Two combat packs, each containing a small pistol, three magazines filled with bullets, two sharp, short daggers... a pack of basic medicines, and a pack of special injections.
The person in charge focused on introducing the medicines and injections to the two of them.
Drugs are categorized into several types: hemostatic, analgesic, sedative, potential-stimulating, regenerative, and death-inducing. Drugs have a slower effect, while injections work faster.
The combat pack has another amazing feature: its internal space is foldable.
From the outside, the combat pack looks similar to a mobile phone—small and thin, and can be hung on the waist of the combat suit. But the interior space is quite large; besides what Five Star Corporation provides, there is still plenty of room left.
Xia Chuhe recalled the sachet containing the magic seeds, which, theoretically, was the same thing as the combat pack.
"How was this achieved?"
Although he wasn't sure if the people from Five Star Company would reveal the relevant principles, Xia Chuhe still shamelessly asked.
Perhaps Xia Chuhe's role was truly significant, because the person in charge replied, "It mainly utilizes space folding technology to fold extensible space into the combat pack. The specific operation requires the cooperation of space-type evolvers."
...
After familiarizing themselves with the functions and uses of the combat suits and combat packs, the two returned to the hotel.
Xia Chuhe received a message from Wang Yan: "Are you free? I can introduce you to a mechanic!"
Xia Chuhe's phone can only read credit cards, cannot connect to the internet, has no signal, and many tools are unusable.
For Xia Chuhe, the wristwatch was just a backup device. She couldn't bear to part with the phone's special abilities, and even more so with... objects that represented modernity.
"Where would you like to meet when you're free?"
"The trading market is a place for nobodies."
Xia Chuhe unearthed this shop from the nooks and crannies of his memory.
She remembered it.
Because of the name "Nameless Person," he stood out from the crowd of food stores, clothing stores, weapon stores, bathhouses, and so on.
When Xia Chuhe arrived at the store, Wang Yan was grinding her teeth inside.
He tossed Xia Chuhe a "small pebble".
"Try it, it's a dental stone I bought for my sister, it tastes pretty good."
The teeth-grinding stones were dusty and gray, like the small gray pebbles that can be found everywhere on modern roadsides. Children liked to pick out the round pebbles from them and use them to play a game of throwing stones.
Xia Chuhe put the chew stone in his mouth. It was very hard and gritty, just like a pebble.
But the teething stone has a taste, sweet and sour, like candy. If you hold it in your mouth for a while, the taste will change, and the flavor is very rich.
The teeth petrify very slowly, and one tooth can last a long time. Most evolved beings are reluctant to buy such a flashy but impractical thing.
Wang Yan introduced the two of them.
"The Nameless Ones is one of the mercenary organizations, and this is 02."
"A friend I met while playing a dungeon, Lone Wolf."
Xia Chuhe glanced at Wang Yan lightly, but said nothing.
02 is a slightly chubby girl with deep dimples when she smiles.
She smiled at Xia Chuhe: "Welcome, feel free to choose anything!"
Xia Chuhe: ...
The shop sells things that are "useless" to wastelanders: old-fashioned clocks, cell phones, tablets, laptops, and various ornaments that are purely decorative.
However, the items were very clean and displayed in a glass cabinet like treasures, showing that the shop owner cherished them.
Xia Chuhe took out his phone: "Does it still work?"
02 weighed it in her hand, without opening it or examining it closely: "It's great, it just lacks an internet connection. Want to sell it? Take anything you like from the store."
Xia Chuhe: "...Not for sale."
02 Reluctant to caress the phone's frame: "Okay, I can add a new type of signal receiver for you. The cost of materials and labor will be 20,000 points."
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